Our meetings are held the second Monday of each month.
Meetings will be held September through May, at Assumption
Church Hall, 27 Adams Street South, Manchester, CT. Park in
the lot behind the church and enter through the back parking
lot door. Please check
individual listings as locations and format may change.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
(Please note location for this meeting.)
Plant Swap
The Manchester Garden Club currently plans to resume in person meetings
beginning this fall. The first meeting will be Monday,
September 13th from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Pavilion at
Northwest Park, 448 Tolland Turnpike in Manchester. Members
are asked to bring either a perennial plant from their
garden, or houseplant to "swap" with another. A brief
business meeting will be followed by social time. Visitors
are welcome.
OCTOBER 18, 2021
(Meeting will be held at Assumption Church, 27 Adams Street
South. Speaker at 7:00 followed by business meeting.)
Ted Johnson: Easy
Gardening
Ted Johnson, owner of Wildscape Artisans,
a garden design business in Wethersfield, along with his
partner Lisa Bunker, will present his program, "Easy
Gardening". Ted is a master gardener with an emphasis on
creating beautiful gardens with low maintenance while
attracting native wildlife. He will address how to
experience your garden with all our senses, minimizing the
emphasis of lawn or mulch, and the importance of native
plants to attract pollinators. Ted believes we are stewards
of our land, not managers. He'll also share ideas about
garden tools, and display some that he has designed and
modified for his practical use on the job. Visit the
Wildscape Artisans website for more info.
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
(Meeting
will be held at Assumption Church, 27 Adams Street South.)
Scott Clairmont:
Tree Warden for Town of Manchester
In Connecticut, each city and town is required to appoint a
tree warden to oversee trees along public roads and in
public spaces, other than those on state property, according
to the DEEP website. Scott Clairmont currently holds this
position in Manchester. He will speak about his background
and his chief responsibilities. Scott is also the Field
Services Superintendent for the Town of Manchester. He has
recently worked with the Manchester Garden Club with the
Pollinator Pathway project at Center Springs Park
DECEMBER 13, 2021
(Meeting
will be held at Assumption Church, 27 Adams Street South.)
Holiday Workshop
The Manchester Garden Club will gather on Monday
evening, December 13th, for a Holiday Workshop.
(Enter through the back parking lot door) The club will
create small table decorations for residents of one of the
Manchester Housing Authority homes, followed by social
time. All materials with the exception of live greenery
will be provided. Members are asked to bring live plant
materials from their gardens to the workshop. Visitors are
welcome."
JANUARY 14, 2022
(Meeting may be virtual.)
Donna Katsuranis:
Meditation Gardens
Donna a resident of Brookfield, CT is an Advanced Master
Gardener as well as an Interfaith Minister. She will
integrate both of her interests into a program filled with
beautiful photos of meditative gardens she has
designed. Her talk will be tailored to all audience
levels from novice to seasoned professionals. Donna
has a saying, "Let's Grow the Garden of Your Dreams".
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
(Meeting is virtual. Please email
info@manchestergardenclubs.org to receive the zoom link.)
Hannah Reichle:
The Emerald Ash Borer
- A Threat to New England
Hannah is a lover of the nature and an avid explorer
of the outdoors. She attended the University of
Connecticut at Storrs and received a B.S. in Natural
Resources, and continues to display her passion for
sustainable management while pursuing her master's degree at
the University of New Haven. Hannah has prior work
experience with the DEEP, commercial greenhouses and
community outreach and educational programs. Her hope is to
obtain a PhD in human dimensions and study how our actions
impact the natural world. Hannah enjoys running, hiking,
backpacking, native gardening, and anything friendly with a
wagging tail or pointy ears.
MARCH 14, 2022
Lynn Beaulieu: Fabulous Fakes
Lynn is a former member and president of the
Manchester Garden Club and began his relationship with
gardening and floral arranging at 13. Lynn has had lots of
time to practice! Lynn plans to show images of
arrangements constructed in his home throughout the seasons.
He will show how realistic and versatile silks have become
and how they can be used and reused over the years to create
lifelike and surprisingly natural decorations for the home.
Lynn plans to build two arrangements.
APRIL 11, 2022
Marci Martin:
Easy Care Roses for the Home Gardener – Roses 101
Rosarian Marci Martin will present a primer on roses:
Selecting varieties, choosing a site, planting techniques,
general maintenance, fertilizing, insect control, and
pruning. Marci fell in love with roses when she was a little
girl, and she has been growing roses for 40 years in four
different locations in Connecticut. She has served on the
Board of Directors of the Connecticut Rose Society for about
20 years. An ARS Consulting Rosarian since 2000, and a
Master Rosarian since 2010, she was awarded the ARS
Outstanding Consulting Rosarian Award, the Honor Medal for
the Yankee District, and the ARS Bronze Medal for
outstanding service to the CT Rose Society. She also served
as Rosarian Curator for the Elizabeth Park Conservancy,
America's oldest municipal rose garden.
Marci is currently
the Master Consulting Rosarian at Woodland Gardens in
Manchester and writes a blog, "Everything Roses" on
plantersplace.com
with many articles and podcasts on rose growing. She is also
a Rose Garden Consultant for personal and commercial gardens
throughout the state. She recently signed on with Texas A &
M University's Rose Rosette Disease as a RRD monitor
volunteer for the State of CT.
MAY 9, 2022
Barbara Austin:
Wild Edibles
Barbara
Austin is a retired Manchester teacher who completed her
career as the Environmental Program Director at the Oak
Grove Nature Center in town. Her six acre property in
Willington is a source for great foraging of wild edibles.
Barbara will display her spring discoveries as well as share
recipes for teas and dips from the natural bounty. We will
learn that wild edibles are not limited to berries and nuts!
JUNE 13, 2022
Workshop & Brief Meeting
Boxed suppers at 6:00 pm, followed by a short business
meeting (and introduction of the scholarship recipient), and
then the creation of floral arrangements for donation to
Manchester Memorial Hospital.
Contact MGC at
info@manchestergardenclubs.org